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Parliament has crossed a decisive threshold this afternoon as Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 secured the required two-thirds majority at Second Reading, pushing the controversial legislation to the next stage…
Some opposition Patriotic Front Members of Parliament have boycotted National Assembly proceedings, with only a few members, including Robert Chabinga, in attendance. Meanwhile, PF faction leader, Chabinga says those threatening…
Patriotic Front (PF) presidential aspirant Makebi Zulu has urged Members of Parliament to reject Constitutional Amendment Bill 7, as it comes up for second reading today. He says: “at this…
Former Minister of Information and Patriotic Front (PF) senior official Chishimba Kambwili has warned all those who took part in the Constitutional Amendment Bill 7 saying they will be treated…
Caught in its own web: How Bill 7 has plunged the Government into a constitutional crisis of its own making By Prof. Cephas Lumina Governments often stumble into crises; fewer…
By Hastings Khoji Chishete What if a constitutional change promising greater representation actually tightens the grip of those already in power? Zambia’s proposed Bill 7 aims to reshape our democracy—but…
The Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments is expected to hand over the report to President Hakainde Hichilema at State House shortly. The Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments recently concluded its…
The Oasis Forum have just told President Hakainde Hichilema that they expect nothing but a total withdraw of Bill 7 from Parliament. The anti-Bill 7 grouping that is currently meeting…
Former Cabinet Minister and MMD National Secretary Katele Kalumba has implored President Hakainde Hichilema not to follow what he calls late former President Frederick Chiluba’s mistake of trying to capture…
Following a heated debate that Government is scheming to change the constitution in order to extend the presidential term limit from five to seven years, President Hakainde Hichilema has pledged…